BIO
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“With each day that passes, I realize more and more that art is woven into the fiber of my being. Light elates me, color anchors me and creating completes me. In scripture it says, “Your eyes are the windows to your soul.” I take great joy in seeing creation, finding the beautiful in the simple, studying the form of an object and noticing how colors, shapes and light interact with each other to form art all around us and then translating that onto canvas.”
Jill Holland is a professional full-time working artist and single-mother of two. Her art career really took off in the small Texas Hill Country town of Fredericksburg, Texas where she lived for 14 years and established herself as a pillar in the art community. After having her own gallery, she was the founder of multiple successful art initiatives locally including The Yellow Door Studio, First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg and The Fredericksburg Art Guide. She is also the founder and CEO of Atlas & Arrow which is a non-profit, philanthropic organization that raises money for ministries and missions around the world with a focus on orphans and widows. Holland made the move back to Montana in 2020, a place that has always been close to her heart! She has a love for wide-open spaces and big skies that, often times, you will see represented in her work. Her work typically depicts hints of landscapes in abstract form, leaving room for the imagination to tell its own story. She gains inspiration from scripture, travels, and in large part from nature. Following no rules, Jill uses a very wide range of mediums, usually mixing them together to achieve a desired effect. Over the years, Jill's art has been represented in multiple high-end galleries in areas like Houston, Atlanta, Telluride, Whistler, Martha's Vineyard and The Texas Hill Country. Her current primary gallery is Gregg Irby Gallery in Atlanta. Holland has been painting professionally for nearly 20 years, and has been in numerous individual and group shows around the country. Holland’s paintings have been seen on some popular TV shows like Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern and The WB’s Lying Games. Jill has sold thousands of paintings that reside in private and corporate collections both nationally and internationally. |
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fun FACTS ABOUT JILL:
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MAMMA AFRICA
JILL IS ALSO KNOWN AS "MAMMA AFRICA" TO HER 812 CHILDREN IN UGANDA.
JILL HAS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CALLED ATLAS & ARROW. ATLAS & ARROW IS A 501(c)3 PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION THAT RAISES MONEY TO FUND LIFE GIVING EFFORTS TO THOSE IN THE GREATEST NEED AROUND THE WORLD. WE AIM TO HAVE A GLOBAL IMPACT (ATLAS) WITH A SPECIFIC INTENTION (ARROW) OF PROVIDING FOOD, WATER, SHELTER & EDUCATION TO THE POOR, NEEDY, ORPHANS AND WIDOWS.
***A PORTION OF ALL ART SALES GOES TO THE SUPPORT AND CARE OF THESE CHILDREN. |
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S H O W S
2 0 1 8
Sacred Spaces- A group show at Gregg Irby Gallery, Atlanta GA
2 0 1 7
Splash - a group show at Eisenhauer Gallery, Marthas Vineyard MA
FLY - Featured Artist at Gallery Orange, New Orleans LA
Earth & Sky, a solo show, August E's, Fredericksburg
2 0 1 6
Sugar and Spice, a group show at Eisenhauer Gallery, Marthas Vineyard MA
2 0 1 5
Contemporary Masters Invitational, group show, Fredericksburg Art Gallery, Fredericksburg TX
Skies Proclaim, a solo show, Fredericksburg Art Gallery
Collector’s Interview, a group show, Eisenhauer Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard MA
Turning Corners, a solo show, August E’s, Fredericksburg TX
Summer Art Show, a group show, Lorimar Winery, Temecula CA
2 0 1 4
Contemporary Masters Invitational, group show, Fredericksburg Art Gallery, Fredericksburg TX
"Modern Landscapes", a two person show, Jack Meier Gallery, Houston TX
"Creatures, Earth & Sky", a three person show, Fredericksburg Art Gallery, Fredericksburg TX
New Works, a group show, Jack Meier Gallery, Houston TX
2 0 1 3
"Deep Waters", a solo show, August E’s, Fredericksburg TX
2 0 1 2
"I heART Art", a two woman show, 4.0 Cellars, Stonewall TX
Resident Artists Show, a two person show, Contigo Austin, Austin TX
"The Heavens Declare", solo show, The Good Art Co, Fredericksburg TX
2 0 1 1
"Colors of Texas", solo show, August E’s, Fredericksburg TX
2 0 1 0
"The Word", solo show, The Good Art Co, Fredericksburg TX
2 0 0 9
"Living Waters", solo show, The Good Art Co, Fredericksburg TX
"Living Waters", solo show, August E’s, Fredericksburg TX
2 0 0 7
"Patina", solo show, Butterfield Garage Gallery, St. Augustine FL
A W A R D S
Collectors Choice Award, 1st place at Contemporary Masters Invitation for “Ocean Escape”; a 48X60 mixed media on canvas, November 2015
Collectors Choice Award, 3rd place at Contemporary Masters Invitation for “Beach Glass”; a 36X36 mixed media on canvas, November 2014
House and Home Magazine, Artisans Award for mixed media painting, February 2014
P U B L I C A T I O N S
American Art Collector, September 2014
Southwest Art Magazine, "Meet 8 artists who create contemporary visions of the West", August 2014
Texas Monthly, “Art in the Hill Country”, May 2014
Southwest Art Magazine, “Today’s Landscapes”, May 2014
American Art Collector Magazine, April 2014
Artists Magazine, “Art & Commerce Find Common Ground”, November 2013, by Judith Fairly
City Social, “The Hills are Alive – with ART”, February 2013, by Chere’ Coen
NewsOK, “Art in the Heart of Texas”, February 2013, by Glenda Winders
C O R P O R A T E I N S T A L L A T I O N S:
Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas TX
Contigo Austin, Austin TX
Fort Benning Community Hospital, Fort Benning GA
CHI St. Luke’s Health, Springwoods Village TX
Walker Mercedes-Benz BMW, Alexandria LA
Raul Leal Law Firm, Laredo TX
Audubon Square Partners, Baton Rouge LA
John Warwick Insurance, Neptune Beach FL
Fredericksburg Dentistry, Fredericksburg TX
Beacon Wealth Management, Boston MA
Koons Fuller Law Firm, TX
Ogletree Deakins Law Firm, Austin TX
Bayou City Energy, Houston TX
Apex Energy Solutions, Houston TX
Tokio Marine Insurance, Houston TX
St. Francis Health Systems, – Laureate Conference Center, Tulsa OK
2 0 1 8
Sacred Spaces- A group show at Gregg Irby Gallery, Atlanta GA
2 0 1 7
Splash - a group show at Eisenhauer Gallery, Marthas Vineyard MA
FLY - Featured Artist at Gallery Orange, New Orleans LA
Earth & Sky, a solo show, August E's, Fredericksburg
2 0 1 6
Sugar and Spice, a group show at Eisenhauer Gallery, Marthas Vineyard MA
2 0 1 5
Contemporary Masters Invitational, group show, Fredericksburg Art Gallery, Fredericksburg TX
Skies Proclaim, a solo show, Fredericksburg Art Gallery
Collector’s Interview, a group show, Eisenhauer Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard MA
Turning Corners, a solo show, August E’s, Fredericksburg TX
Summer Art Show, a group show, Lorimar Winery, Temecula CA
2 0 1 4
Contemporary Masters Invitational, group show, Fredericksburg Art Gallery, Fredericksburg TX
"Modern Landscapes", a two person show, Jack Meier Gallery, Houston TX
"Creatures, Earth & Sky", a three person show, Fredericksburg Art Gallery, Fredericksburg TX
New Works, a group show, Jack Meier Gallery, Houston TX
2 0 1 3
"Deep Waters", a solo show, August E’s, Fredericksburg TX
2 0 1 2
"I heART Art", a two woman show, 4.0 Cellars, Stonewall TX
Resident Artists Show, a two person show, Contigo Austin, Austin TX
"The Heavens Declare", solo show, The Good Art Co, Fredericksburg TX
2 0 1 1
"Colors of Texas", solo show, August E’s, Fredericksburg TX
2 0 1 0
"The Word", solo show, The Good Art Co, Fredericksburg TX
2 0 0 9
"Living Waters", solo show, The Good Art Co, Fredericksburg TX
"Living Waters", solo show, August E’s, Fredericksburg TX
2 0 0 7
"Patina", solo show, Butterfield Garage Gallery, St. Augustine FL
A W A R D S
Collectors Choice Award, 1st place at Contemporary Masters Invitation for “Ocean Escape”; a 48X60 mixed media on canvas, November 2015
Collectors Choice Award, 3rd place at Contemporary Masters Invitation for “Beach Glass”; a 36X36 mixed media on canvas, November 2014
House and Home Magazine, Artisans Award for mixed media painting, February 2014
P U B L I C A T I O N S
American Art Collector, September 2014
Southwest Art Magazine, "Meet 8 artists who create contemporary visions of the West", August 2014
Texas Monthly, “Art in the Hill Country”, May 2014
Southwest Art Magazine, “Today’s Landscapes”, May 2014
American Art Collector Magazine, April 2014
Artists Magazine, “Art & Commerce Find Common Ground”, November 2013, by Judith Fairly
City Social, “The Hills are Alive – with ART”, February 2013, by Chere’ Coen
NewsOK, “Art in the Heart of Texas”, February 2013, by Glenda Winders
C O R P O R A T E I N S T A L L A T I O N S:
Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas TX
Contigo Austin, Austin TX
Fort Benning Community Hospital, Fort Benning GA
CHI St. Luke’s Health, Springwoods Village TX
Walker Mercedes-Benz BMW, Alexandria LA
Raul Leal Law Firm, Laredo TX
Audubon Square Partners, Baton Rouge LA
John Warwick Insurance, Neptune Beach FL
Fredericksburg Dentistry, Fredericksburg TX
Beacon Wealth Management, Boston MA
Koons Fuller Law Firm, TX
Ogletree Deakins Law Firm, Austin TX
Bayou City Energy, Houston TX
Apex Energy Solutions, Houston TX
Tokio Marine Insurance, Houston TX
St. Francis Health Systems, – Laureate Conference Center, Tulsa OK